With the upcoming holiday break, the Building Services team has asked that we share the following information:

Please make sure that any cubicle/desk trash receptacles have been emptied in the communal trash before you leave for the holiday break. On Thursday, 12/21/22, the evening and overnight crew will be emptying the communal/common area trash receptacles only. Communal/Common area trash receptacles can be located in kitchens, breakrooms, and any area that is an open staff area. Doing this will help ensure that over the holiday break there will not be trash left in an open area.

The regular cleaning schedule will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

If you have any questions about this in regard to University Relations, please contact Lana Taylor.

Happy Holidays!

Dear Colleagues,

Please join me in congratulating Christina Ryan on her promotion to Director of Prospect Research. In this newly created position, she will lead and grow our Prospect Research team. A member of the team since August 2021, she quickly became an integral contributor, providing quality research to fundraisers and identifying process improvement opportunities in our recurring project-based work. Christina also actively pursues opportunities to enhance the team’s knowledge base and the suite of tools used to conduct research.

She will lead the team that currently consists of Ben Moeller and Megan Andedo. As our Senior Prospect Research Analyst, Ben Moeller will continue to provide direct research support to University Relations Executives, lead the team’s Advisory Council renewal and nomination research effort, and will be responsible for designing the curriculum for and conducting the training of new prospect research colleagues. Megan Andedo, Prospect Research Analyst, will continue to lead the Freshman Parent research effort and will continue to oversee the team’s research on potential prospects identified through the Daily Transaction Report.

After the first of the year, Christina will begin the process of hiring three new Prospect Research Analysts, one to fill the role that she is vacating and two that will be net additions to the team.

Again, please join me in congratulating Christina on her new role!

Andrea Swanagan

Colleagues,

With winter coming, we have been working with Kite Properties to adjust parking for the ESC Smart Cars. We wanted to provide the details about parking for the cars this winter:

• Parking for SMART Cars #12 & #14 has been moved to the south end of the parking area below the building against the brick wall directly behind 5 Guys. This parking will be in effect through March 2023. The parking signs for these cars have been switched so the #12 & #14 signage is now on the winter parking locations and the cars have been moved to the appropriate spaces.
• The normal parking spots used by cars #12 & #14 now have signage with “Restricted – No Parking”. These spots will be used by both Kite Properties through March 2023. If one of these spots (or both) is open, do not assume it is available for use. Please note, the signage includes verbiage that cars may be towed at the owner’s expense.
• Parking for SMART Car #9 will remain as is for now. We will reevaluate as winter weather approaches.
• If you need to pick up or drop off, use the circle drive adjacent to the lobby doors. The use of flashers in this loading/unloading zone is encouraged.

If you have any questions, please contact Lana Taylor (ltaylor1@nd.edu)

Colleagues,

New CRT Brochures and Endowment Charts are printed and housed in the storytelling wall. Remaining planned giving brochures are coming soon.

-Amber Cerveny

UR Friends and colleagues,

I write to inform you that Jay McAllister will be leaving the University. Jay has served admirably in his roles at Notre Dame since joining the University in June of 2016, and is a friend to many throughout the Notre Dame community. Jay will be leaving for a position at Duke University, where he will be the inaugural program director for transformational gifts.

Per Jay, “this move to Duke gives me a tremendous opportunity to push myself professionally. It also provides Lindsey with a greater trajectory for her career, gets us closer to family, and will enable my mom to finally retire in a warmer climate — things that as a husband, father, and son I could not pass up being able to provide.”

Jay’s last day with Notre Dame will be January 4th, 2023. Please join me in wishing Jay success and happiness in this next endeavor.

Sean Sharpe

Colleagues,

As a reminder, please utilize the Gift Intake Form to provide our team with all pertinent details regarding incoming gifts.

Thank you,
Gift Management

Colleagues,

OIT’s networking engineering group will be replacing the existing UPS (uninterrupted power supply) in the wiring closet at Eddy Street on the morning of Wednesday, 12/14/2022. The network will be back up and operational by 7 am. No action is required on your part; this is informational only. If you have any network connection issues on Wednesday morning, please submit a ServiceNow ticket via this link.

-Development Help Desk

Kite Properties has notified us of some construction and a move-out that will be happening on the 2nd floor of the building this week. These activities may have some increased noise and elevator usage.

• There will be new office tenant construction on the 2nd floor from December 12th – February 10th. Please note:
  • There may be some noise during this time.
  • There may be additional elevator use by the construction team. We have asked the construction team that materials not be brought in during high-use times on the elevator 8AM – 9AM; 12PM – 1PM; and 4PM – 5PM).
• There will be an office tenant move-out scheduled for December 14th, 2022.
  • There may be additional elevator use by the moving team.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Lana Taylor.

Friends and colleagues,

I am excited to share that Jackie Clinton has joined our development team as a regional director in the New York Metro region. Her first day was December 5.

Jackie’s career has been one of hard work, service and success, with an emphasis on building strong relationships. Beyond her numerous leadership roles in public service and within the communities she has called home, she is perhaps most proud of her four children who have either graduated from or are currently attending the University of Notre Dame, including our very own Caitlyn Clinton ’20!

Please join me in giving Jackie a warm welcome to the team.

Ryan

Dear Colleagues,

Please help me welcome Angie Palsak to Regional Development as a Development Coordinator (DC). Angie’s first day was Monday, December 5th.

Angie comes to us from 1st Source Bank where she served for the past year as a project-based administrative assistant in their Aircraft Operations, Specialty Financial Group. She previously served in higher education for eighteen years at Southwestern Michigan College in a multitude of areas and roles including English Instructor, Associate Dean, Academic Advising, Admissions, Student Services, and most recently as the Project Director for TRIO Student Support Services. Angie was ready to return to higher education after her year hiatus, and Notre Dame is lucky to have her!

Angie was born and raised in the South Bend area. She’s been married to her husband, Tibor, for 21 years, and they are pet parents to Vigo (Boxer), Greta (Frenchie), and Sammy (Salamander). Angie received her BA in English from Indiana University, her MFA in Creative Writing from Bowling Green State, a graduate certificate in Instructional Design from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and has also obtained a Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma.

Angie’s interests include painting and illustration, health and wellness, and archery (cool!).

Welcome to Notre Dame, Angie!

Anita Sareen & Lori Tinkey